Training Tips: Before the First Ride
Penny is a young girl in a horse training program somewhere ?out west.? She pulls her assigned horse out of its stall for the first time and immediately becomes aware…
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Training Tips: Giving to the Bit
…example) to the animal while you are still on the ground. At this point in your training process, the animal should be well halter broke, have reasonable ground manners and…
Training Tips: Tying Your Horse
…From a breaking standpoint, the discipline and patience this task instills in a young horse will make future training easier. Additionally, if an animal is taught not to struggle in…
Little Training Tips Mean a Lot
…thank you for it. Keep your cool. Whenever emotion figures in your schooling or training equation, you make bad judgment calls and your horse gets hurt. If you find yourself…
Clicker Training With Horses and The Power of “Yes”
…pioneer in the development of humane training methods, Kurland began clicker training in the early 1990s. She quickly recognized the power of clicker training for improving performance, for enhancing the…
Horse Training Equipment with the Carrot or the Stick?
Horse training and the horse training equipment used for horse training has changed dramatically over the last 20-30 years. Because we understand what motivates different behaviors in horses so much…
Cross-Training Keeps A Horse In Top Shape
…When choosing your cross-training disciplines, you need to focus on ultimate goals, such as the open jumper who chooses dressage training to establish better balance and responsiveness. Cross-training is also…
Evaluating Form and Function
…Haflinger and a 17.3-hand Dutch Warmblood displayed conformation characteristics that proved the broad applicability of the concepts. In addressing conformational strengths and weaknesses, a slew of training tips were shared…
Trick Training: Make it All Click
…training can help you. Tricks are fun to teach, and even more fun to show off. And, it turns out, they’re also good training for your horse. Tricks help to…
Small-Space Training with Your Horse
…Training Reinforcement Horses don’t forget their training, but they can get a little rusty if they haven’t performed a routine for a while. The following tips will reinforce skills for…